The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-10-06

DC rOugn-Dofed ana turned by the navy de-
partment and the other work by the con-
tractor, $10S, 799. No award has been
made.
The following details have been received
at Paris concerning the shooting incident
on the French German frontier: A party
OF five sportsmen and four beaters were fol-
lowing path on French territory seven
yards from the frontier, when person
standing behind a clump of trees on the
German side, eighty yards from the front
ier, fired three shots at them. The first
bullet did not hit anyone, but the second
killed one OF the beaters, named Brignon,
and the third severely wounded a gentle.
man named Wanger, pupil at the Saum-
UT cavalry school. The German officials
declare that a German soldier named Kauf-
mann, who was detailed to assist the for
est guards in preventing poaching. fired
the shots. Kaufman atiirms that he
shouted three times to the party to halt
before firing at them. He believed that
they were on German territory. The sports
men declare that they heard nothing. 1t
has been authentically learned that Kauf
mann fired at the men under the belief
that they were poachers, who are numer-
Gus in that locality, owing to the abund-
ance OF large game.
j. +. Martaini, night operator at Rices
Point station, near Duluth, was arrested
and locked up for robbing the money
drawer of about $75.
The acting secretary of the interior de-
nies the application OF the Northern Pacific
for reversal of the order restoring its in
demnity lands to the public domain.
At Redwood Falls, Mimi, III. D. CholIar
died from the effects of injuries received by
fall down the river embankment. Mr..
Chollar was president of the village board OF
education, and director in the Citizens
hank and Building and Loan Association
of Redwood Falls. He was member OF
the well known numbering firm OF Laird,
Norton & Chollar with yards at Redwood
Falls, North Redwood and Madison, be-
sides the individual owner of a valuable
stock farm.
The official statement shows that 90
600 people entered the gates at the state
fair grounds on st. Paul's day.
AtMontevideo, MINI. Albert Hassenyager
was brought before Justice Sharlow,
ellis store was burglarized May 5, and
an attempt made to burn the building.
Part of the goods have been found in Has
senyagers possession.
At the September term of court at Ben
son, Minnesota. tho Lac qui Parle county
contempt cases came up; William Ely of
Bramham appearing for the relator an
Browning Nichols and ex-Attorney Gener-
al Wilson for the defendant. The Judge
held the county officials in contempt
records to Madison after his in.
junction had been served on them and
ordered them to move back at once
to Lac qui Parle and the commissioners
to at once provide accommodations for
them. holding further sentence in allegiance
to give them an opportunity to comply
with the order.
An army officer said recently: We can
not deny the possibility OF an outbreak,
and will not be able to until every Apache
is dead or in prison. We can not depend
upon them, and an outbreak in that couns
try when less than ten Indians are on the
warpath means more than an outbreak in
which 500 Sioux Indians in Dakota are in
volved. The condition of the country is
against US. A sheriff is endea vnring to
make arrests among those Indians, and
If this complication comes in it may make
things worse for us. 1t is little late in
the season, but so far south the Indians
extreme weather.
The President had decided to intefere in
the case OF Seaborn Kalijah, Creek In
dian, convicted OF murder and sentenced to
be hanged at Fort Smith Ark, on the 7th
proximo.
Nine OF Buffalo Bills Wild West Indians
arrived at Castle Garden on the steamer
Wyoming. They could not stand the Lon
don fogs.
Judge Hoffman, OF the United States
court at San Franc isco, dissents from the
opinion of his associates that the Pacific
railway commission has not the power to
compel Leland Stanford to produce his
books and papers.
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go back far enought in the fog near North
Graft on, Mass. a through freight train ran
into local near there, smashing 15 cars
and killing Joseph Eohn, brakeman.
Baron Won Schlaeher presented to the
pope jubilee gift from the German en-
press. The present consisted of set OF
vestments, the empress
own handiwork.
Sir Bernard Samuelson, the president oil
the chamber of commerce, in his annual
address in London, said the currency and
tariff arrangements of the United States
are in 80 peculiar q condition that Eng
land, France and Germany are living in
OF monetary panic. There
was consolation, however, that the cash
system of the English trade was extending.
Privates William Cosgrove and James
Burke, OF Company B. Twentieth infantry,
who have been in camp at Sweet Grass
Hills near Fort Asseniboine since last
Spring, became involved in a quarrel re.
Gently, which resulted in Burke being hit
on the head with q stone in the hands
OF Cosgrove and being seriously wounded.
His skull was fractured and brain lacerated.
The following patents have been issued
Ballard, NASSAU, ak; c.
Hansen and j. Brandt, Marinette, straw
cutter; B. H. Helming, Milwaukee, horse
collar. Minnesota-G. A. and j. K. Col.
Inns, and M. C. Burnside. Sleepy Eye, exca-
waiting snow shovel; T. c. Cooper. Winona,
reflector for headlight, etc.; F. Feteler,
dumping car; A. Weeks, Min
ventilating heater. Dakota-C. /.
Paine, Wakonda. ore concentration; w. T.
Spillane, Casselton, grain car door.
The regular monthly report OF the geolog-
ical survey shows that the Northwest is
not being neglected in this years work. II
Twsedy and Douglass CO vered 500 miles by
in Montana. Regarding the
Dakota and Minnesota work the report
SAYS: Mr.. Todd was occupied during the
entire month in examining the glacial and
other formations OF the Coteau des Plateau
ON Missouri, between the Rec valley and
the line OF the Northern Pacific railroad.
His exam mination was thorough and the
data acquired voluminous and valuable.
Mr.. Upham continued his survey of an
Gent Lake Agassiz and also made an ex-
animation westward from the old lake
bottom to the Minnewaukan region in
Dakota, for the purpose of gathering data
stages Of glacial retreat. He
also gave considerable attention to the
artesian well subject, collecting mass oi
data.
At Deer Lodge, Montana, John A. Miller
shot his wife and then himself, both balls
entering the region of the heart. Death
was almost instantaneous with both.
Mrs. Miller was doing general housework
ut the Scott house, where she had been for
twelve days. Miller was a drinking and
gambling man. whom she had supported
to great extent for years.
Portland (Or.) News: A reliable report
reached this city by mail that P. p. Shell,
by. late assistant general traffic manager
Of the Union Pacific at Salt Lake, has
been rendered the general managership os
the st. Paul, Minneapolis & Manitoba,
vice A. Marvel. The salary Is $500 O
year and the headquarters at st. Paul.
Much excitement exists in Livingston,
Mont, over the alleged rich strikes made